Managing airports
Subtitle: an international perspective
By: Anne Graham
Contributors: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; Burlington, MA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
ISBN-13: 9780750686136
Subjects: Management; Airports
Description: Managing Airports presents a comprehensive and cutting-edge insight into today's international airport industry. Approaching management topics from a strategic and commercial perspective rather than from an operational and technical angle, the book provides an innovative insight into the processes behind running a successful airport. Completely revised and updated for a third edition, with international case studies from BAA, Vienna, Aer Rianta, and countries around the world, this book reflects the huge changes in the management of airports today and tackles many key issues. Accessible and up-to-date, Managing Airports is ideal for students, lecturers and researchers of transport and tourism, and practitioners within the air transport industry. . Vast increases of air traffic - how can airport development cope with predicted levels of future demand? . Commercialization and privatization of airports and the emergence of new types of airport operators as the private airport industry has matured. . The increased number of airline alliances and the new demands they place on the airport operators. . The growth of the low cost carrier sector and its impact on airport operations worldwide. . Security and the environmental impacts.
Notes: Previous ed.: 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Amsterdam : Elsevier Science & Technology, 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Title from title screen (viewed on Dec. 3, 2009). Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; The changing nature of airports; Airport economics and performance benchmarking; Service quality, security and other operational issues; The airport-airline relationship; The provision of commercial facilities; The airport competition and marketing; The economic impact of airports; The environmental impacts of airports; Future prospects.; title: Introduction; title: The changing nature of airports; title: Airport economics and performance benchmarking; title: Airport operations and service quality; title: The airport-airline relationship; title: The provision of commercial facilities; title: Airport competition and the role of airport marketing; title: The economic and social impact of airports; title: The environmental impact of airports; title: Future prospects.